St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-05

The increase from the sheep will thus
he about equal to that from the cows. and
we have found this to be the case under
ordinary circumstances and where no
advantage can be taken Of exceptional
prices for the produce incident to UNI
usually favorable opportunities.
For instance, there are cases in which
a fine article of butter can he sold ut
much higher prices than are usual. and
by keeping the best class of cows the
product can be made larger. With a
herd Of good Jersey cows, costing $50
to 600 each. but costing little more to
feed. the product may 60 up to 800 or
$50 pounds per year and the price to
so or 60 cents per pound, and both If
these together will raise the income per
100 acres to 1850 yearly at the least.
and this is more than can he done with
sheep Of any kind under any circum-
stances except by selling breeding stock
at high prices. The best we have done
with sheep has been to get SO per head
for lambs sold from March to May in u
city market, and by arranging to have
the lambs come in the right season and
keeping the right kind Of rams, Hamp-
shircs or Shropshircs. whose black
faces and large size sell their lambs
better than those of other breeds, it is
not impossible to make $4,000 yearly in
this way from q flock of 800 good ewes.
The care and labor and other expenses
in doing this will about balance the cost
Of making and marketing choice butter
ut the high prices mentioned.
But in regard to the ordinary keeping
Of herd of dairy cows it may be said
that it is quite possible to get q much
larger product than 20 pounds Of butter
per acre. II the farmer will grow soil
ing crops, using only 10 or 20 acres for
pasture. and grow roots largely. he can
keep 60 COWS on 100 acres, with very
small additional expense. and increase
the product Of his cows up to $50 pounds
per year. This will enlarge the income
to Il, 900 pounds of butter yearly. equal
to $1,000; and by having his cows como
in at stated Intervals due proportion
every mOnth-hc can make rs much
butter in the winter as in the summer,
and at no more cost get One-third
higher price for the winter butter. Or
IL he has the skill to manage it 50 he
can have all his cows come in from
September to January and keep u
winter dairy solely. and devote the
summer to growing crops for sale or for
feeding, and 50 avoid all the drawbacks
incident to summer dairying with tho
lower prices then current
With sheep nothing Of this sort can
he done, and the utmost that can bO
made from them will fall very greatly
short of what can be made from y her't
Of COWS under the most skillful
management. It is possible to get
an income Of 500 or more from each
cow, II the dairyman possesses tho
know how and will take the trouble.
and has the mesns, but no man under
any circumstances can get an equiva-
lent proportionate income from flock
Of sheep. This we know from our own
experience under favorable circum-
stances, but such opportunities arc
rare and can only be secured by large
investment of capital.
On the whole, under ordinary circum-
stances, the profits from sheep and
from COWS differ very little, and the lit
tie difference is in favor of the cows.
Il Is also true that more profit can BE-
made BY dividing ones business and
keeping both cows and sheep together.
having small flock and rearing early
lambs whsnever they can be disposed
Of q high prices. The small flock is
always the most profitable. Il is also
true that 80 per cent moro can be made
from . herd Of COWS. il one is located
near . creamery. and this Is . point
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